Best companies to work for

Fortune's annual list doesn't have a single company headquartered in L.A. The closest is Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, which ranked 40th (three weeks vacation after first year, plus 17 paid holidays). Seven other companies with L.A. County locations (but not HQ'd here) get mentioned, including the law firm Arnold & Porter, the Four Seasons hotel, IKEA, Medtronic, Yahoo, American Fiedelity Assuarance and Vision Service Plan . Here are the top 10 - read 'em and weep: